Don’t write us off just yet ! That’s the message from the Havant camp after visiting Burridge had been spun to a six-wicket defeat at the Park – the result keeping Chris Morgan’s side in contention in the Southern League’s Premier/1 East 40-over competition.
Havant’s second consecutive win, achieved after they had restricted to Burridge to 124-9, lifted the side into fourth spot, effectively 14 points behind unbeaten leaders St Cross Symondians with three qualifying games left to play.
The left-arm spin of Freddie Gadd (3-26) had Burridge in immediate trouble, the visitors losing Joe Collings-Wells for a first ball duck and Chris Blake three ball later. From 3-2 it was always going to be an uphill climb, with Burridge unable to gather much momentum on a slow, damp surface.
Hilio de Abreu (29) and James Hughes (31) did their best to rally, but Havant engaged primarily spin, with Chris Morgan taking 4-26 and Richard Hindley a miserly 1-19 of eight.
Havant teenager Charlie Whitfield mirrored Collings-Wells by also getting a golden duck. The hosts were made to work hard for their runs, but Peter Hopson (29) and Harry Gadd (50) effectively settled the match with a second-wicket stand of 81.
Havant’s second consecutive win, achieved after they had restricted to Burridge to 124-9, lifted the side into fourth spot, effectively 14 points behind unbeaten leaders St Cross Symondians with three qualifying games left to play.
The left-arm spin of Freddie Gadd (3-26) had Burridge in immediate trouble, the visitors losing Joe Collings-Wells for a first ball duck and Chris Blake three ball later. From 3-2 it was always going to be an uphill climb, with Burridge unable to gather much momentum on a slow, damp surface.
Hilio de Abreu (29) and James Hughes (31) did their best to rally, but Havant engaged primarily spin, with Chris Morgan taking 4-26 and Richard Hindley a miserly 1-19 of eight.
Havant teenager Charlie Whitfield mirrored Collings-Wells by also getting a golden duck. The hosts were made to work hard for their runs, but Peter Hopson (29) and Harry Gadd (50) effectively settled the match with a second-wicket stand of 81.